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Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

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GEORGE WEISS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

FILLING-MACHINE.

Application led January 29, 1917.

T @ZZ whom t may concern- Be it known that I, GEORGE Vniss, a citizen of the United States, of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lm provementsin F illing-h/lachines, of which the following is a specification.

rIhe object of my invention is to produce a simplified, practical filling machine, particularly adapted to ll containers in re` clined position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a partial diagramniatic' top plan view of my machine with part of the tank cover' broken away, and only part of the bottle fillers shown; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view in the plane indicated by line 2 2 in Fig. 1` but having the parts within the tank shown according to line a 2a 2nu in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a partial, developed front elevation of my machine, with the engine and certain other parts omitted; Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectionalv veitical view of one of the filling nozzles of my machine in the plane indicated by line 4 4 in Fig. 1; Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are sectional views on lines 5 5, 6 6, and 7 7, respectively, in Fig. 4; Figs. 8 and 9 are detailed sectional views of caps used in filling smaller sizes of bottles; F ig; is a vertical section through part of the tank of my machine, showing details of the air valve by which the Huid level in the tank is controlled; F ig. 11 is a detailed section showing the rollers by which the lifting yokes of my machine are guided, and the tracks against wliiclitliese rollers bear, together with the parts to which the rollers are connected; Fig. 12 is a detail section of a filling nozzle of my machine; Figs. 13 and 14 are detail developed elevations (looking toward the center of my machine) of the parts attached to arms 59 and 53, respectively, shown in engagement with levers 88; Figs. 15 and 16 are like elevations of the parts attached to arms 58 and pins 48a, respectively, shown in engagement with weights 97 on levers 95 Fig. 17 is a perspective view of aircock 211 with its lever 212 shown engaged by a bottle which has stuck fast to a sealing rubber 68.

Referring to the drawings, a spider-base 10 is provided with upright bearing-stem 11 into which are driven bushings 12 and 13. In the enlarged hollow top 14 of stem 11 is mounted a'ball-race 14@x with balls 15 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920. serial No. 145,250.

top-bearing 16 on which rests a ring 17, provided with flange 18. A hollow shaft 19 is mounted in the bushings 12 and 13 and is provided near its upper end with circular flange 20 which by means of cap screws 21 is attached to ring 17. A circular table 22 is by means of bolts 23 and nuts 24 attached to flange 18. Table 22 is along its circuinference provided with a flange 25 and gear teeth 26. A shaft 27, preferably driven by an air engine (not shown), is provided with a pinion 28 which engages the gear-teeth 26.

A spider-frame 29 consisting of circular rings 30 and 31 and connecting ribs 32 is by means of cap screws 33 attached to table 227 while a tank 34, having feet 35, is attached by means of cap screws 36 to ring 31. Into a boss 37, downwardly projecting from the center of bottom 38 of tank 34, is entered circular packing 39 and gland 40, through the center of which fluid supply. pipe 41 projects upward into tank 34. This supply pipe 41 is carried by means of collar 42, resting on the top of hollow shaft 19, projects downward through the center of said shaft, and carries at its lower end elbow 43 into which is entered horizontal pipe 44 which connects with any suitable means of fluid supply.

A compressed air supply pipe 45 passes through the walls of elbow 43 into the interior of said elbow and, thereupon, through the center of pipe 41 into tank 34, having an opening at its upper end. Pipe 41 is provided immediately above tank bottom 38 with openings 46 and has clamped to it, above these openings, a collar 47 with arms 48 and 49 projecting"therefrom in a horizontal direction. Arm 48 carries on a pin 48n in its outer end a substantially horizontal lever 50 which is pushed upward by counterweight 51. o a riser 52, projecting upward from arm 48, is attached auxiliary arm 53 which carries at its end, on pin 54, lever 55 which is pushed upward by counterweight 56. To arm 49 is attached a vertical riser 57 which, in turn, is provided with horizontal arms 58 and 59. Arm 58 carries at its end, by means of a pin, a substantially horizontal bar 60, while arm 59 carries at its outer end shoe 61. The top of tank 34 is closed by cover 62 set on a rubber gasket 63 and held down by means of T nuts 64 and swivel-bolts 65.

Tank 34 is provided along the circumference of its bottom with a series of bosses 66, provided with slanting chambers 69, having reduced extensions 70, which open into vertical chambers 71, (likewise located in bosses 66), some distance above the bottom of chambers 71. Into chambers 71 are driven bushings 72, the lower, reduced portions of which extend downward into chambers 71, to a point below the openings of extensions 70 into chambers 71. Into chambers 69, are inserted filling nozzles 232 consisting of three tubes soldered together, as follows (a) tubes 73, threaded into extensions 70, and having, rolled into the upper surface of their lower ends, external grooves 74; (b) tubes 75, of dimensions to snugly fit over tubes 73, and into chambers 69, covering the lower ends of tubes 73, but leaving the upper ends of tubes 73, together with part of grooves 74, exposed, and preferably having their lower ends cut olf at a slant as shown in the drawings; and (c) tubes 76, inserted into grooves 74 between tubes 73 and 75, and projecting outward some distance beyond the outer ends of tubes 75. Into recesses formed around tubes 75, are inserted sealing rubbers 68.

Chambers 69 communicate, by means of channels 79, with vertical chambers 80 whichopen into the interior of tank 34 and into which are entered verticaltubes 81,

provided at their lower ends with flanges 82 which rest on gaskets 83, being pressed into air-tight engagement therewith by glands 84, threaded into chambers 80. rllhe upper ends of tubes 81 form needle valve seats 85 and have threaded onto them supports 86 which carry, by means of pins 87, levers 88 to which are attached, by means of pins 89, needle-valves 90, adapted to coperate with valve-seats 85. To tubes 81 are clamped, by means of screw bolts 91, horizontal brackets 92, connected by bridges 93, and carrying, on cotter pins 94, levers 95, whose arms 96 carry, threaded thereon, weights' 97 and locknuts 98, while their other arms 99 have entered in vertical slots 100 thereof, yby means of pins 101, vertical links 102, to which are connected at their lower ends, by means of pins 103, valves 104, adapted to coperate with bushings 72 in closing the upper ends of chambers 71. Bar 60 and shoe 61 are fixed in such a position that when levers 95 and 88 pass them, they depress these levers, respectively, thereby lifting and opening valves 104 and 90. Similarly levers 50 and 55 are so disposed that when levers 95 and 88 pass them, they lift up these levers 95 and 88, respectively, thereby depressing and closing valves 104 and 90.

A curved rod 108, substantially concentric with the circumference of tank/34 and of a length to stretch over ten of brackets 92, is placed upon ten of such brackets near vertical tubes 81 and is connected, by means of links 109, with horizontal pins 112 which project in a radial direction through the vertical walls of tank 34, being entered therein with an easy Isliding fit. The upper side of those of brackets 92 over which rod 108 extends, are formed with depressions 239, deep enough to permit rod 108, when pushed toward the center of tank 34 by means of pins 112, to depress those arms 99 over which it extends, suiiiciently to close corresponding valves 104.

To forked stud 114, threaded into tank bottom 38, is oscillatably connected by horizontal Cotter-pin 115, a bar 116`to which is attached float 118 and to the outer end of which is oscillatably connected by rivet 117, a vertical rod 119 the upper end of which is formed into a needle coperating with valve seat 120 to form a valve adapted to close tube 121 which projects through the vertical wall of tank 34 into the open, being, at its outer end, provided with aircock 122.

To each of ribs 32 is attached, by means of cap screws 123, a vertical guard 124, having horns 125, separated by slots 187 and 188, and, preferably, provided near its base with projections 126, forming, between them and ribs 32, grooves 127 in which are entered, with an easy sliding lit, ribs 128 of bottle carriers 129 which are provided with push-plates 131, and form casings 132, into which are entered compression-springs 133 and bolts 134, having at their lower ends flanges 135 and at their upper ends horizontal pin-holes 136, and being held in position by Cotter-pins 137.

Beneath bott-le carriers 129 table 22 is provided with radial slots 138 and 139, through which project arms 140 and 141 of lifting yokes 142, the upper forked arms 143 of which are oscillatably mounted on horizontal pins 144, entered into pin-holes 136, and carry, by means of pins 145, rollers 146 which engage the lower edges of ribs 32 and, by means of vertical flanges 147, guide the upper ends of arms 143, and parts attached thereto, so as to hold them in the middle of the openings between ribs 32, and

ject into longitudinal attached angle-plates 148, projecting through slots 139 andcarrying horizontal cap-screws 149, locked in position by nuts 150 and oscillatably supporting rollers 152 which proslots 153 in arms 141; washers 154 being provided to hold arms 141 in position on rollers 152. Arms 140 on their upper surface are provided with downwardly pointed ratchet-teeth 155 which are engaged by points 156 of pawl-levers 157, mounted in slots 138 on pins 158 and provided with depending arms 159. Arms 140, at their lower ends, carry, on horizontal pins 160, shoes 161 provided with inclined'sun faces 162 and 163.

Near the front of my machine there is mounted, in a suitable frame 110, shaft 164, to which are attached delivery-wheels 165 and pinion 166, thev latter of which is engaged by pinion 167 mounted on an auxiliary shaft which also carries pinion 168, engaged by pinion 28. By a chain-conveyer 169, of any suitable construction, which is driven by a sprocket 170, mounted on shaft 164 below delivery-wheel 165, bottles are l supplied to delivery-wheels 165. This delivery-wheel is located immediately above a horizontal platform 237 the top of which is on a level with the top of chain-conveyer 169, and consists of an u pper disk 171 and a lower disk 17 2, rigidly connected by sleeve 173. Each of these disks is fashioned of peculiar shape, somewhat resembling a clo- Ver leaf, and, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, having three recesses 174 in its circumference and between them solid shoulders 175. The'recesses and shoulders of disk 171 are of the same dimensions as those of disk 172, and lie vertically above the recesses and shoulders of -disk 172, and both disks rotate in unison and at such speed as to bring, when table 22 andframe 29 are rotated, one of shoulders 175 opposite to each of members 124, and, correspondingly, one offrecesses 174 opposite to, and into coperation with, each of the spaces between such members 124 in which bottle-carriers 129 are mounted. From a vertical post 178, rising from frame 110 near wheel 165, there projects between disks 171 and'172 horizontal guide 179, having slanting shoulder 180, which is arranged in such a manner that every bottle conveyed to wheel 165 is pushed by it. upon rotation of wheel 165, out of the recess 17 4 into which'it has been conveyed. as soon as such recess has been brought, by the turning of wheel 165, intoV delivering position opposite to one of the spaces between members 124; a vertical vcircular iiange 181 on frame 110 preventing any such bottle from leaving recess 174, before it has reached the point from whence it is pushed outward by guide 179.

A guide-bar 182, attached to post 178,

serves to tip each bottle delivered by wheel 165 into one of the spaces between members 124, over toward the center of my machine, while two other guides 184 and 185, extending from ariser 186 on frame 110 with a gradual downward slant into spaces 187 and 188, serve to prevent cach such bottle from suddenly falling upon the corresponding bottle-carrier 129, and to cause it to gra-dul ally slide down to such bottle-carrier during the rotation of table 22 and the parts attached thereto.

Similar guides 189 and 190, extending from projection 186, in a direction opposite to that of guides 184 and 185, into spaces 187 and 189, serve to gradually lift each bottle carried on bottle-carriers 129 in a slanting position, to an upright position, as my machine is being rotated, and to guide it into a delivery channel 192 which is attached to frame 110.

The operation of the delivery of the bottles from wheel 165 to carriers 129 and from carriers 129 to channel 192 is materially facilitated by a peculiar shaping of the lower two' of each set of horns 125, these horns being formed so as to have their upper portions incline away from the direction in which table 22 is being rotated, thus presenting inclined shoulders 193 on that side, and to overhang in the opposite direction, being for that purpose provided with proj ections 194.V

From the upper end of a post 183, rising from base 10 near the circumference of table 22, there extends toward the center of my machine a bracket 196 which carries at its outer end, immediately opposite to points 75, a centering fork 197, fashioned after the manner of a'flattened centering-bell with an opening 198 on its left side (looking toward the center of the machine). The purpose of this centering fork is to direct the mouth of each bottle into proper engagement with a filling nozzle 232 and a sealing rubber 68, as such bottle is carried past fork 197 and at the same time shoved toward tank 34, as hereinafter described. This relatively stationary centering fork takes the place of a centering-bell for each of the numerous nozzles of my machine, rotating with the nozzles.

By bracket 196 there is also carried a tube 207, one end 208 of which is connected to tube 209 by which air is supplied for the driving of the air engine (not shown) propelling my machine. and the other end 210 of which is provided with air-cock 211, operated by lever 212, which is placed ad joining the path of nozzles 232, a short distancev beyond the outer end of guide 189.

Approximately opposite to the outer ends of arms 48 and 49 there are attached to base 10, below shoes 161, by cap screws`213, hol` low members214, on top of which rest handwheels 215, into which are threaded shafts 216 which have attached to their upper ends, by means ot set-screws 217, guide members 218 and 219. These members*7 consist ot bases 220, a series oi rollers 221 locatedv in suitable bearings on bases 220, and cap members 222, attached to members 218 and 219 by cap screws 223. Rollers 221 are located and arranged so as to torni, in the case of member 218, short ascending track 2241 and long descending track 225, and in the case of member 219, long ascending track 226 and short descending track 227. Members 214 are provided with vertical slots 228, which are engaged by set-screws 229, threaded into shafts 216 so as to prevent a turning of shafts 216 when hand wheels 215 are oper` ated to secure the necessary adjustment, in elevation, of members 218 and 219, according to the length of bottles to be filled.

Adjoining guide member 218 there rises from base 10 shaft 230, carrying at its upper end, guide 231, which is adapted to en-y gage, and press toward the center of my machine, each arm 159 passing it when table 22 is being rotated, and to hold it in that position while passing tracks 224 and 225.

In order to properly accommodate my machine to bottles of dilierent diameters, l form bottle carriers 129 so as to torin a properly shaped support for the largest-size bottles in use, and provide suitable caps 238 and 23821, fitting over carriers 129, by means of which the elevation of the bed :termed by carriers 129 can be raised in such a way as to hold smaller bottles at the proper elevation and angle with reference to illing nozzles 232.

The operation of my machine is as tollows:

Members 218 and 219 having been adjusted to proper elevation for the length et the bottles to be filled, and, it necessary, suit` able caps 238 or 238 having been placed on carriers 129 to properly accommodate the bottles to be filled according to diameter, air-cock 122 is closed and pins 112 are pushed inward so as to close such of fluid valves 104: as are located below curved rod 108. By admitting compressed air to tube 209 my machine is thereupon rotated, and bottles are supplied to it by means ot delivery-wheel 165, in the manner hereinafter described, in such a way as to place bottles on all bottle-carriers 129, except those which are controlled by the iiuid valves below curved rod 108. Y

As each ot these bottles is being delivered by wheel 165, it topples oit platform 237 into an inclined position upon guides 18/1 and 185, and gradually slides with the con` tinued rotation ot my machine, down on,

and finally off, these guides until it rests in an inclined position on a bottle-carrier 129.

It reaches this position when such bottlecarrier has traveled to a position above the lower end ot' ascending track 226. W ith the continued rotation ot my machine the shoe 161 attached to yoke 142 which is connected to this bottle-carrier'is then forced upward by its contact with track 226, communicating such upwz rd motion to such yoke 1412, and by means oi' it pushing the bottle-carrier toward tank 341 until the bottle resting on it is, by the pressure of its plate 131, brought inte airtight engagement with corresponding sealing rubber 68 and filling nozzle 232z-spring 133 providing the necessary elasticity to prevent breakage et bottles in this operation, and centering fork 197 guiding the bottle as hereinbefore described. ln this position carrier 129 is held by point 156, of corresponding lever 157, engaging ratchet-teeth 155.

As soon as in thismanner bottles have been placed into air-tight engagement with all ot sealing rubbers 68 and iilling nozzles 232, except those located below curved rod 108, my machine is stopped by shutting off further access of air to tube 209, with the nozzles below rod 108 located in front of my machine, (where bottles cannot be held in engagement with such nozzles by reason or' the lowering of yokes 112 and bottlecarriers 129 at this place). Compressed air is then admitted to the interior of tank 3e through pipe L15. This compressed Y air thereupon passes through tubes 81, chan! nels 79, chambers 69, grooves 74, and tubes 76, and also through bushings 72, chambers 71 and tubes 73, and fills all of the bottles' held in air-tight engagement with corresponding rubbers 68 and nozzles 232, while it is prevented from escaping through bushings 72, chambers 71 and tubes 73 of such nozzles 232 as are not provided with bottles, through the closing of corresponding luid valves 101 by the weight of curved rod 108. l/Vhile some ot the air supplied to tank 3e escapes through tubes 76 ot' such nozzles 232A as are not provided with bottles, the amount of air thus able to escape is much smaller than the amount ot compressed air supplied through pipe 15, and hence the air pressure in tank 34 rises notwithstanding such escape.- As soon as the pressure in tank 34C has reached about tive pounds per square inch, the current ot' air escaping through tubes 81 leading to such of nozzles 232 as are not provided with bottles, becomes so strong as to automatically pull down needles 90 onto valve seats 85, thereby preventing further escape of air through any tubes 76. After this the airI pressure within tank 31 may be raised to any desired point. Usually fromsix to ten pounds per square inch will be found sutlicient. As soon as the air pressure rises to about live pounds, it will also force pins 112 outward,

and curved rod 108 will thereby be displaced from arms 92. When this happens, those of valves 104 which were originally closed by the weight of curved rod 108, will be held closed, notwithstanding the removal of the weight of rod 108, by the air pressure within tank 84. If for any reason pins 112 should not be pushed outward by the air pressure within tank 84, they may readily be pulled outward by the hands of the operator.

F luid is thereupon admitted to the tank by means of pipe 44, while air-cock 122 is opened. The fiuid thereupon fills all of the bottles placed upon my machine, fiowing into them through bushings 72, chambers 71 and tubes 73, and rises within tank 34 until float 118 automatically closes tube 121, and further access of fluid is prevented by the counter-pressure of the air within the tank. Vlfhile the bottles are being filled with fluid, the air therein escapes through tubes 76, grooves 74, chambers 69, channels 79 and tubes 81 to the interior of tank 34; but as soon as the lower ends of tubes 76 are closed by the rising fluid Ain the bottles, no more air can escape in this way, and the furtheriaccess of fluid into the bottles is prevented by the counter-pressure of the air in the bottles above the lower ends of tubes 76, except as to whatever fluid is contained in tubes 78, in extensions 70, and in chambers 71 above the lower edge of their junctures with eXtensions 70. Any such fluid will, through gravity, change places with part of the air remaining in the bottles, and thereupon further access of fluid will be prevented by the air compressed in the upper part of eXtensions and in chambers 71.

My machine is now ready to begin continuous bottling, and compressed air is again admitted to tube 209, and through it to the engine driving my machine. As my machine is rotated by it, a bottle is, in the manner above described, supplied to each bottle carrier 129 as it passes deliverywheel 165, and is thereafter brought into proper engagement with corresponding nozzle 232 b the elevation of corresponding yoke 142. Iynnnediately after this is accomplished, each such bottle-carrier and the corresponding nozzle pass the radius of arm 49, with the result vthat the corresponding valves 90 and 104 are opened one after the other, thereby admitting to each bottle brought into engagement with a. nozzle 232,

first compressed air, (so as to equalize the pressure -within the bottle with the pressure in tank 84), and immediately afterward,

fluid. It should be noted in this connection that if for any reason a bottle should fail to be supplied to any nozzle passing the radius of arm 49, valves 90 and 104 will be closed again (by the outrushing current, there being in this case nothingto-counterbalance it), as soon as levers 88 and 95 have passed shoe 61 and bar 60, respectively. The same thing, for the same reason, will happen, if a defective bottle is supplied to any nozzle, or a bottle is not brought into substantially airtight engagement with a nozzle.

rllhe access of fluid to the bottles continues (as above described) until the lower ends of air tubes 76 are successively closed by the rising liquid in the bottles, and the bottles are successivelyfilled to a point determined by the length of tubes 76, the machine being so adjusted that each bottle is filled before it reaches, in the course of continued rotation of my machine, the radius ofi' arm 48. As each nozzle 232 passes this radius, its valves 104 and 90 are closed by contact with levers 50 and 55, respectively. Immediately thereafter corresponding shoe 161 comes in contact with ascending track 224. Then this happens, corresponding yoke 142 is slightly raised, and at the same time corresponding arm 159 is engaged by guide 231 and pushed toward the center of my machine so as to disengage point 156 of corresponding pawllever 157 from the ratchet-teeth 155 which it held engaged. Immediately thereafter corresponding shoe 161 passes to descending track 225. Connected yoke 142 is thereby lowered and attached bottle-carrier 129, together with the filled bottle rest-ing thereon, is gradually moved away from tank 34, until such bottle is entirely disengaged from corresponding nozzle 282. As with the continued rotation of my machine each bottlerest reaches its lowest point with the filled bottle resting thereupon, such bottle is engaged first, by guides 189 .and 190, and is by them, and the continued pressure orn inclined shoulders 193, gradually lifted to a standing position'and, at the moment it reaches this position, delivered into channel 192 in which it is pushed forward and outward by the pressure of the succeeding bottles being delivered to such channel with the continuous rotation of my machine.

Should it happen, accidentally, that a bottle should stick to a rubber 68, orthat for some reason a carrier 129 should not promptly recede from tank 34 after arriving over track 225, thereby holding the bottle resting on it against rubber 68, the neck of such bottle will strike lever 212, thereby opening aircock 211, and liberating the compressed air in tube 209 by which my machine is propelled, and causing an immediate stopping of my machine.

lf it is desired to change the extent to which bottles are filled by my machine, this may be accomplished by shortening or lengthening tubes 76, or by inserting other nozzles 232 with shorter or longer tubes 76.

It is manifest that my machine might be changed in numerous particulars without ment.

departing from the spirit of my invention. All such changes I intend to cover by my claims. l

1.V In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with illing nozzles, the combination of proper supports; permanently inclined receptacle-carriers mounted on such supports; automatic means for placing receptacles on the receptacle-carriers; automatic means for moving receptacles placed on the receptacle-carriers into engagement with the nozzles and for releasing them from such engagement; and means to fill the receptacles While in engagement With the nozzles.

2. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with iilling nozzles, the combination of inclined supports; permanently inclined receptacle-carriers slidably mounted on such supports; automatic means for placing receptacles on the receptacle-carrier; automatic means for moving the re ceptacle-carriers toward the nozzles so as to bring the receptacles resting on the receptacle-carriers into engagement with the nozzles; automatic means to release the receptacles from such engagement; and means to Afill the receptacles While in engagement With the nozzles; automatic means :tor removing receptacles from the receptacle-carriers.

3. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container With filling nozzles, the combination of supports; inclined receptaclecarriers mounted on such supports; guides on which bottles may slide onto the receptacle-carriers; and automatic means for moving receptacles placed on the receptaclecarriers into engagement with the nozzles, and for releasing them from such engage- 4. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with lling nozzles, the com bination of supports; inclined receptaclecarriers mounted on such supports; auto- 'matic means, including inclined guides, for

placing receptacles on the receptacle-carriers; automatic means Jfor moving receptacles placed on the receptacle-carriers into v engagement with the nozzles, and for releasing them from such engagement; and guides adapted to automatically guide vthe filled receptacle-carriers toY an upright position.

5. In a filling machine having a rotatable Huid-container With filling nozzles, the combination of proper supports; inclined receptacle-carriers mounted on such .supports automatic means for moving receptacles placed on the receptacle-carriers into engagement with the nozzles and for releasing them "from such engagement; automatic means for delivering to, and lifting. from,

Vthe receptacle-carriers, empty'and illed receptacles, respectively; and guards adapted t0 hold receptacles on the receptacle-carriers against undue sidevvise movement, and provided vvith transverse openings for the delivering and lifting means.

6. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of inclined supports; inclined receptacle-carriers slidably mounted on such supports; automatic means for moving receptacles placed thereon into and out of engagement with the nozzles; guards on the supports adapted to hold receptacles on the receptacle-carriers against undue sidewise movement, and provided With transverse openings; and stationary slanting guides passing through these openings, for the purpose described.

7 In a lling machine having arotatahle fluid-container With illing nozzles, the combination of inclined,receptacle-carriers; automatic means for moving receptacles placed thereon into engagement with the nozzles, and for releasing them from such engagement; guards adapted to hold receptacles on the receptacle-carriers against undue sidewise movement, and provided with transverse openings; and stationary slanting guides passing through these` openings, for the purpose described.

8. In a filling machine having a rotatable Huid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of permanently inclined receptaclecarriers; means for moving receptacles placed thereon into engagement' with the nozzles; oscillatable yoles adapted to actuate the moving means; adjustable stationary roller inclines to actuate the yokes; automatic means to hold the yolres in raised position; and automatic means to release the `yokes at the proper time.

9. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of permanently inclined receptaclecarriers; means for moving receptacles placed thereon into engagement with the nozzles; adjustable stationary roller inclines tion in which they travel.

10. In a illing machine having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of permanently inclined receptacle- 'carriersg means for moving receptacles .placed thereon into engagement with the nozzles; oscillatable yokes adapted toV actuate the moving means, and provided with ratchet-teeth; pavvls to engage the ratchetteeth; automatic means to disengage Ythe .pawls at the proper time, and stationary means to actuate the yokes; for the purpose described. Y

11. In a filling machine having` a rotatable huid-container with illing nozzles, the combination of permanently inclined receptacle-carriers; means `for moving receptacles placed thereon into engagement with the nozzles; stationary means i'or automatically actuating the receptacle-moving means; and means for varying the length of the acl tuating stroke by adjusting the stationary gagement with the nozzles; means for releasing the receptacles from such engagement; and a lever interposed into the path of any receptacle Whose .release is not promptly eiiiected, and so related to the driving mechanism of the machine that its actuation by the receptacle will stop the machine.

14. In a lling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of receptacle-carriers; means for moving receptacles placed thereon into engagement with the nozzles; means for releasing the receptacles from such engagement; driving means to rotate the machine; and means interposed into the path of any receptacle whose release is not promptly effected, and so related to the power supply of the driving means that its actuation by the receptacle will deprive the driving means of its power.

15. In a filling machine having a rotatable Huid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of receptacle-carriers; means for moving receptacles placed thereon toward the nozzles; and a relatively stationary centering fork, for the purpose described.

16. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid container with filling nozzles, the combination of a stationary supply-pipe entering the container in the direction of its axis; valves for the lling nozzles; and stationary means` attached to said supply-pipe within the container and adapted to operate the valves.

17. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of valves Jfor the filling nozzles with balancing means adapted to hold the valves of those nozzles open with which receptacles are being held in substantially airtight engagement.

18, In a filling machine having a rotatable-fluid container with lling nozzles, the combination of valves for the iilling nozzles; means to open said valves; balancing means adapted to hold the valves of those nozzles open with which receptacles are being held in substantially air-tight engagement; and means to close each valve shortly before the disengagement of each receptacle.

19. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with {illing nozzles, the combination of valves, located within the container, for such nozzles; balancing means for such valves, likewise located within the container; said valves being arranged so as normally to be held open by said balancing means, but to be automatically closed under normal lilling pressure on any nozzle not provided with a receptacle held in substantially air-tight engagement therewith.

20. In a filling machine having a rotatable lfluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of valves, within the conv tainer, for the nozzles; means within the container to open said valves; balancing means, within the container, adapted to hold the valves of those nozzles open with which receptacles are being held in substantially air-tight engagement; and means, within the container, to close each valve shortly before the disengagement oi each receptacle held in engagement therewith.

21. In a illing machine having a rotatable Huid-container with iilling nozzles, the combination of valves, located within the container, for such nozzles, and arranged to close under normal lling pressure automatically on any nozzles not provided with receptacles held in substantially air-tight engagement therewith.

22. In a filling machine having a rotatable Huid-container with lling nozzles, the combination of valves, located within the container, for such nozzles; balancing means for such valves, likewise located within the container and arranged to normally hold such valves open; mechanical means within the container by whicha part of such valves may be closed at will; and means for operating such closing means from the outside of the container.

23. In a filling machine having a rotatable uidscontainer with iilling nozzles, the combination of valves, located within the container, for such nozzles; balancing means for such valves likewise located within the container and arranged to normally hold such valves open; a curved member within the container by means of which a part of said valves may bei closed; and means, penetrating the wall of said container, by which said curved member may be pushed into, and withdrawn from, a position wherein .it closes said valves by its weight; substantially as and for the purpose described.

24:. ln' a filling machine, the combination ot' a fluid-container; a chamber extending downward from the bottom of the con tainer; a bushing inserted into the chamber and having a depending circularl iiange eX- tending down into said chamber so as to Y to the chamber.

containing part of an air-duct leading from vthe-end oi' such member to the interior of the container above the fluid therein, and valves on the fluid-channel and on the airchannel.

Y 26. In a filling machine having a rotatable fluid-container with iilling nozzles, the combination of a series oi? inclined receptacle-carriers, adapted to support receptaiilling nozzles; stationary inclined guides,

adapted to deliver receptacles to the receptacle-carriers; a delivery wheel adapted to convey a receptacle to said inclined guides A cle-carriers adapted to support receptacles in reclined position in front of the filling nozzles; stationary inclined guides, adapted to deliver receptacles to the receptacle-carriers; a delivery wheel, resembling in horizontal outline a clover-leaf, adapted to convey areceptacle to said inclined guides for each receptacle-carrier; and stationary means adapted to cooperate with the de livery-wheel in delivering receptacles to the guides. p

2S. ln a filling machine, having a rotatable fluid-container with filling nozzles, the combination of receptacle-carriers, moving Aon an inclined plane, and registering with said nozzles; means for automatically placing receptacles on the receptacle-carriers; means for bringing the receptacles placed onto the'carriers into airtight engagement with the nozzles; automatic means for removing the receptacles from the receptaclecarriers; means for automatically supplying counterpressure-medium and liquid to the receptacles while they are engaged with the nozzles; and'means for automatically shutting off the supply of counterpressure-medium and liquid before the receptacles are disengaged from the nozzles. -cles in reclined position in front oi the l GEORGE Weiss.

Witnesses: JACOB BERG,

' IvA Gr. WOODEN. 

